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Played
October 25, 2011 7:45 PM BST
Juventus Stadium — Torino
Referee:‬ D. Orsato‎
Attendance:‬ 18000‎
 

Serie A Preview: Juventus v Fiorentina

The Bianconeri will be looking to end a two-game winless run as they get set to renew hostilities with their fierce rivals on Tuesday


PROBABLE LINE-UPS

JUVENTUS

Storari
Lichtsteiner, Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini
 Pirlo, Marchisio
Pepe, Vucinic, Matri
, Estigarribia

FIORENTINA


Boruc
De Silvestri, Gamberini, Natali, Pasqual
Munari, Behrami, Vargas
Cerci, Gilardino, Jovetic


Gianluigi Buffon will miss his second game in a row due to a shoulder injury he picked up in training last week. Summer signing Arturo Vidal is nursing a thigh injury but should make the bench on Tuesday, while Emanuele Giaccherini is out.

Alberto Gilardino will likely make his first start since for the Viola since injuring his knee on September 18 against Udinese. Mattia Cassani and Per Kroldrup are both injured and will miss the contest while Riccardo Montolivo is suspended.


DID YOU KNOW?
  • Juventus have more draws (4) than wins (3) in the 2011-12 campaign.
  • The Bianconeri are undefeated in their new stadium this season (W2 D2).
  • Antonio Conte's men have scored nine goals in their first four home matches this term.
  • Fiorentina are winless in their last four matches.
  • La Viola have kept four clean sheets in seven games so far this season.
  • Sinisa Mihajlovic's men have failed to hit the back of the net in their first three games away from home this term.


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Head to Head
Italy - Serie A ‎(ITA1)‎ Feb 9, 2013 Juventus 2 - Fiorentina 0
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Italy - Serie A ‎(ITA1)‎ Sep 25, 2012 Fiorentina 0 - Juventus 0
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Italy - Serie A ‎(ITA1)‎ Mar 17, 2012 Fiorentina 0 - Juventus 5
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Italy - Serie A ‎(ITA1)‎ Oct 25, 2011 Juventus 2 - Fiorentina 1
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Italy - Serie A ‎(ITA1)‎ Apr 17, 2011 Fiorentina 0 - Juventus 0
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Last Five Matches
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Team News
Available Squads
30Marco StorariGoalkeeper
19Leonardo BonucciDefender
15Andrea BarzagliDefender
3Giorgio ChielliniDefender
26Stephan LichtsteinerDefender
21Andrea PirloMidfielder
8Claudio MarchisioMidfielder
23Arturo VidalMidfielder
7Simone PepeMidfielder
9Mirko VučinićStriker
32Alessandro MatriStriker
21Alexander ManningerGoalkeeper
11Paolo De CeglieDefender
11Eljero EliaMidfielder
-Michele PazienzaMidfielder
2M. EstigarribiaMidfielder
27Fabio QuagliarellaStriker
7Alessandro Del PieroStriker
31Artur BorucGoalkeeper
55Alessandro GamberiniDefender
-Cesare NataliDefender
23Manuel PasqualDefender
19Lorenzo De SilvestriDefender
85Valon BehramiMidfielder
11Gianni MunariMidfielder
8J. VargasDefender
11Alessio CerciMidfielder
-Houssine KharjaMidfielder
8Stevan JoveticStriker
89Neto Goalkeeper
33Matija NastasicDefender
92Rômulo Midfielder
21Andrea LazzariMidfielder
9Santiago SilvaStriker
82Alberto GilardinoStriker
22Adem LjajicStriker
Players to Watch
Alessandro Matri
Alessandro Matri
Position: Striker
Squad Number: 32
Games Goals YC RC
22 8 3 0
The 27-year-old netted a brace in the 2-2 draw with Genoa on Saturday and will look to duplicate that same feat against fierce rivals Fiorentina as Juve look to go top with three points on Tuesday.
Stevan Jovetic
Stevan Jovetic
Position: Striker
Squad Number: 8
Games Goals YC RC
30 12 3 0
The Montenegro international leads the Viola in scoring with four goals so far this season and hit a brace against Catania at the weekend. He will need to be his usual sensational self if the visitors are to pull off an upset in Turin.
Prediction
Juve will snap their two-game winless skid with a hard-fought win over Sinisa Mihajlovic's men thanks to goals from Matri and Vucinic.
Editor's Prediction
Results
 
Top Scorers
Player   Goals Penalties
Edinson  Cavani Edinson Cavani
Striker
Napoli
28 7
Antonio Di Natale Antonio Di Natale
Striker
Udinese
22 4
Pablo Daniel Osvaldo Pablo Daniel Osvaldo
Striker
Roma
16 2
Stephan El Shaarawy Stephan El Shaarawy
Midfielder
Milan
16 0
Germán Denis Germán Denis
Striker
Atalanta
15 5